SmartCore

SmartCore, offered by Ninth Wave Ltd, is a web-based PPM (Project Portfolio Management) solution designed to assist organizations in effectively managing their projects, portfolios, resources, and processes. According to the vendor, SmartCore is suitable for organizations of all sizes, from small businesses to large enterprises. It caters to various professions and industries, including project managers, portfolio managers, resource managers, agile teams, and risk managers in sectors such as government, finance, technology, retail, and healthcare.

Key Features

SmartCore PPM: According to the vendor, SmartCore PPM allows users to manage the entire project lifecycle, from capturing ideas to benefits realization. It provides a consolidated view of the entire program or project with drill-down capabilities.

SmartCore Builder: The vendor claims that SmartCore Builder empowers users to configure their own data structures, screens, workflows, reports, and business rules without the need for programming. This allows organizations to tailor the system to their specific needs.

Programme & Project Management: The vendor states that SmartCore offers a Deliverables Centre, which serves as a central repository for all program and project deliverables. Users can collaborate with team members using the Activity Feed and track progress through workflows.

Portfolio Management: According to the vendor, SmartCore enables users to analyze, select, prioritize, and manage programs and projects in alignment with strategic objectives. It allows for ranking and selection of projects based on their alignment to strategy and financial measures.

Resource Management: The vendor claims that SmartCore offers automated skills matching to deploy appropriate resources. Users can view team utilization and identify over and under allocation. Additionally, the system allows for modeling future business scenarios and identifying skill gaps.

Agile Delivery: According to the vendor, SmartCore facilitates integrated agile delivery across the organization. It offers configurable views and workflow for cross-functional and self-organizing teams. Users can plan and manage sprints using Kanban and Scrum Boards.

Process Management: The vendor states that SmartCore streamlines process management with intelligent workflows and automation. Users can analyze, measure, improve, optimize, and automate repeatable processes. The system also provides assistance to users through wizards, embedded process information with wikis, and alerting users with dashboards.

Risk Management: According to the vendor, SmartCore allows users to identify, evaluate, prioritize, and escalate risks and issues. It provides a centralized location to manage all risks and issues with configurable workflows and controls. Risk and issue dashboards are available at each level of the hierarchy.

Integration: The vendor claims that SmartCore can be connected to other applications using advanced API and web services. This allows for the pulling and pushing of data to synchronize with legacy or silo applications. SmartCore can interface with systems like SAP, Microsoft 365, Primavera P6, JIRA, and more.

Evolutionary: According to the vendor, SmartCore is fully configurable to meet current and future requirements. It evolves as an organization's needs change and is continuously developed with free core functionality updates.